Train Ride Poems: Undone

Undone Can I tell my story without being dismissed as a victim, without being told my pain is just a mindset I need to change? Or being told that was the past yet I feel like I’m constantly running circles to even see the future  Many times I’m sitting around tables. With people while I…

Paper + Pen God’s Very Gift To Me [Poetry Series]

Five-year-old me could be found during playtime, writing stories. I believe I was destined to be a writer at a very young age. God’s very gift to me was paper and pen. Writing saved my life; it safely released the toxin inside of me. At 34 years old, I’m never without a notebook. Writing allows…

Healing From Childhood Rejection

Two symmetrical puffy pigtails hanging upside down. Wrapping my string bean legs around the light green rusty monkey bars felt so daring.  I felt like I was on top of the world.  But; always brought back down with the overwhelming feelings of not making friends. I looked like my peers, talked like my peers but;…

Overcoming: Character Flaws We Picked Up From Childhood Trauma

Yup, your girl was having a conversation and smack dab in mid-sentence heard “you’re being manipulative”. Of course,  like any normal person would; I slowly looked around the room like who me God? Your favorite child no. (Jk Jk)  Let me tell you only God can interrupt you mid-sentence to correct you without leaving condemnation…

Drinking From The Well Devotional (I’m Not 100% Okay)

I wouldn’t say it was the project I was trying to finish before New Year’s welcomed its self in; which led to the emotional breakdown. It was a snowball effect building its strength to roll down the hill. The snow started with the passing of my adoptive Father who molested me for many years ….

Spiritual Manipulation PT4: Getting BACK UP

This road is pretty new to me of healing from spiritual manipulation. Its a journey with bumps, curves and steep hills. Being manipulated builds a wall to strive to never be hurt again. But this mentality locks us out of the good life God has in store for us. It places us in a waiting…

Spiritual manipulation PT2: Learning The Voice Of God

It was breathtaking exploring the people, food, and culture of Greece. A few years ago a teacher gifted me the gift of a trip to Greece. Yup you heard correctly Greece. Along the journey of touring, I bumped into a few language barriers. This stirred up feelings of discomfort, fear, lack of direction, hunger, and…